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HJM013.............................................................by TRAIL
CHILD SLAVERY - Stating findings of the Legislature concerning child
slavery in the world; and urging the President and Congress of the United
States to take appropriate action whenever possible to assure a future of
fulfillment for the children in the world.
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]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 13
BY TRAIL
1 A JOINT MEMORIAL
2 TO THE HONORABLE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REP-
3 RESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, AND TO THE CON-
4 GRESSIONAL DELEGATION REPRESENTING THE STATE OF IDAHO IN THE CONGRESS OF
5 THE UNITED STATES.
6 We, your Memorialists, the House of Representatives and the Senate of the
7 State of Idaho assembled in the Second Regular Session of the Fifty-seventh
8 Idaho Legislature, do hereby respectfully represent that:
9 WHEREAS, increasingly, we have been made aware of the prevalence of child
10 slavery in areas throughout the world; and
11 WHEREAS, while estimates are necessarily uncertain due to the hidden
12 nature of the practice, the most recent findings reveal a tragedy of far
13 greater magnitude than was earlier suspected; and
14 WHEREAS, some 211 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 are work-
15 ing in developing countries, which includes children engaged in activities
16 ranging from part-time work on family farms to children enslaved in hazardous
17 and forced labor; and
18 WHEREAS, in the category of children engaged in the worst forms of child
19 labor, it is estimated that 1,200,000 were trafficked, 5,700,000 were in
20 forced and bonded labor, 300,000 were engaged in armed conflict, 1,800,000
21 were involved in prostitution and pornography, and 600,000 were involved in
22 other illicit activities such as drug trafficking; and
23 WHEREAS, an additional 170,000,000 children were engaged in hazardous work
24 which constituted a danger to their life or health; and
25 WHEREAS, in addition to the significant moral and ethical issues surround-
26 ing such use and abuse of children, the losses to society due to failure to
27 educate and nourish these children and employ their talents in positive and
28 productive contributions are profound; and
29 WHEREAS, Idahoans, as responsible citizens of the world, cannot fail to
30 voice strong opposition and abhorrence of all practices which violate the
31 rights of children.
32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
33 sion of the Fifty-seventh Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
34 the Senate concurring therein, that we urge the President of the United States
35 and the Congress of the United States to take action in every appropriate
36 forum to address the tyranny of child slavery. In world organizations in
37 which the United States is a participant as well as through American busi-
38 nesses which operate internationally, every opportunity should be exercised to
39 alleviate conditions which are unhealthy, illegal and immoral to assure a
40 future of fulfillment for the children of the world.
41 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Clerk of the House of Representa-
42 tives be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy of this
43 Memorial to the President of the United States, the President of the Senate
44 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Congress, and the congres-
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1 sional delegation representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the
2 United States.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 13744
This Memorial is to convey a message to the Honorable President
of the United States, the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States Congress, and to the Congressional Delegation
representing the State of Idaho in the Congress of the United
States of the prevalence of child slavery in areas throughout the
world.
Through this Memorial we urge the President of the United States
and the Congress of the United States to take action in every
appropriate forum to address the tyranny of child slavery. In
world organizations in which the United States is a participant
as well as through American businesses which operate
internationally, every opportunity should be exercised to
alleviate conditions which are unhealthy, illegal and immoral to
assure a future of fulfillment for the children of the world.
FISCAL IMPACT
There will be no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
Contact
Name: Representative Tom Trail
Phone: 332-1000
Senator Gary Schroeder
Phone: 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HJM 013